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Storefront for Art and Architecture is a contemporary art and architecture institution in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City, founded by Kyong Park in 1982. Storefront for Art and Architecture is a nonprofit organization committed to the advancement of innovative positions in architecture, art and design. ==Background== The organization was founded by Kyong Park with R.L. Selman in 1982 in a tiny storefront at 51 Prince Street. The artist Shirin Neshat co-directed the Storefront with her husband Park until the mid 90s and Park was the Executive Director from its founding until 1998. Subsequent Directors include Sarah Herda, Joseph Grima, Eva Franch i Gilabert (2010–present). Storefront's program includes exhibitions, events (performances, artists talks, film screenings, conferences), competitions and publications with the stated intention of "generating dialogue and collaboration across geographic, ideological and disciplinary boundaries." At the beginning, Storefront balanced solo or group exhibitions with idea competitions and exhibitions to functionally and/or poetically address NYC issues with social implications including the polluted Gowanus Canal '83, NYC Homeless Shelters '85–86, preservation of Adam Purple's "Garden on Eden" '84 and removal of Richard Serra's "Tilted Arc" '85. Early exhibitors included Lebbeus Woods,Coop Himmelblau,Dan Graham,Carolee Schneemann,Michael Sorkin,Richard Serra, Imre Makovecz, Neil Denari, Zvi Hecker,SITE, Steven Holl, Thom Mayne and Tehching Hsieh. The 1987 exhibition "Bodybuildings" was the first solo show of the New York-based architecture practice Diller + Scofidio. Jean Nouvel, Coop Himmelblau, Michael Sorkin Studio, Smith-Miller + Hawkinson, were among early solo shows. In 1992, artist Vito Acconci and architect Steven Holl created a new facade through the installation of a series of panels that open onto the sidewalk. This facade, still in place, challenges the distinction between public and private space and is perhaps what the organization is today most known for internationally. In 2006–2007, the exhibition "Clip, Stamp, Fold" addressed the important role of independent architecture publications in the architectural movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Storefront responded to the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City by calling for public submissions of ideas for improving communication with economic and political powers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Storefront for Art and Architecture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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